by Rose | Jun 21, 2018 | News, Race Report
I feel a week or so is a reasonable time to let the dust settle and try to get my thoughts down about Ennerdale. The good: I trained properly, or I did the training I had planned to do: 30 miles and 7500 ft ascent a week for a good few weeks before the race. I...
by IanF | Jun 15, 2018 | Race Report
The LAMM has been on my radar for many years, but I’d never seriously thought about entering it before. It’s a mountain marathon based in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. But this year was a bit different, there was a buzz about it. Martin Stone, the...
by Rose | Jun 11, 2018 | News, Race Report
“Do you fancy doing weets?” “Do I fancy doing what?” “It’s a race. Called Weets. A bit like a mini Tour of Pendle.” Ah. That clinched it. Although I know this is perverse, I’m very fond of Tour of Pendle, maybe because I got a 25 minute minute PB on it last year on my...
by Rose | May 21, 2018 | Race Report
Once upon a time there were two fifty-something, experienced runners who have been racing for many a year. They were au fait with race rules, they were familiar with the route they were about to embark on and they knew themselves…or so they thought. They also...
by Rose | May 10, 2018 | News, Race Report
May 5, 2018 (AS) I agree, this race sounds like a book by J.R.R Tolkein and in hindsight it could have been. It had rocky climbs, epic scenery and new discoveries were made as well as hairy feet exposed. AS stood for ‘Ard and Sunny: it was a tough, hot day at the...
by Rose | Apr 30, 2018 | News, Race Report, Results
It’s been a busy weekend! Well done to all our runners who ran the 64th Three Peaks Race. It was John Fortescue’s 21st time running this: happy anniversary, John. Dom Nurse retired at Hill Inn because of injury. Phil Livermore was the first NLFR back in...
